Danny 0 Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I see he's been dominated by default for our POTY (In February!?) - and yet he's probably having the worst season since joining us. It's well known that his form rather hibernates from time to time - goes through quiet periods of a month or 2 or even 3 then returns to form thereafter. I don't know what it is this season, but he has at no point hit any of his usual purple patches, and has been rather lethargically going through the motions since July. He's been, in the last 8 months, at best mediocre. Now, I'm a big fan of Davis and on his day he's one of our best players, but he's not had his day for a very long time. I know Walter has his favourites, guys he won't drop, and Davis is one of them, but I fear such action is the only way to give him a boot up the backside and get him back to some sort of form. Because right now, and most of this season, he's added little to the midfield. Ness/Bartley would be much better choices for Sunday. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny 0 Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 No one got thoughts on Davis' form? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 he is a completely different player to the guy we've had the last couple of seasons. His decision making this season has been dreadful 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 He's a good player and one of our few real assets .... but he's also the type of player who needs a break from the action every now and then. He's not a player who can sustain form throughout an unbroken season and that's not insight, just simple observation. I've called him a lazy bastard on occasion but I doubt that's true. He'll turn out every week without complaint but his form will always dip unless rested from time to time. Just how he is. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juffery 0 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 One thing stuck with me about Davis from the game. He went in for a tackle, can't remember who against, and the ref blew for a foul against SD. Replay showed it was probably a foul, but could easily have been let go - it wasn't particularly blatant, dangerous or even severe. The camera focused on Davis and he just meandered away, not a peep to anyone and I thought 'Where's your fight?'. That's what stuck with from Sunday. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Bobby Shearer used to do the same and he was made of fight. So did Tam Forsyth. You don't need your mouth to be committed. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
juffery 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Maybe we should call them up for a game or two then. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maineflyer 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Maybe we should call them up for a game or two then. Why bother? You'd only dismiss them as having no fight. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,200 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Davis has been the biggest disappointment for me this season - along with Bougherra. They are both key players and, on form, there are no better players in their position in the country. However, this season I could count on one hand the good games they have had. Strangely enough Bougherra looked like he was coming back to some form in recent weeks but on Sunday simply could not cope with Samaras. His childish clapping of the official read like a plea to send me off - or at least book me so I can be suspended and absolve myself or more responsibility. It's not only his passport that has went missing this year! As for Davis, well he's all about hard work, good reading of the game, incisive passing and provision of a goal threat. Sure he's still provided some assists this term but generally he looks a shadow of the player that we know he is. You're lucky if he gets in the opposition box more than once a game, his set-pieces/crossing are embarrassing and he also abdicates responsibility by reverting to right back (or passing to Davie Weir) whenever he can. Quite simply he doesn't look like he wants to be here. Obviously, every player has had their faults this season and we should win and lose as a team but the under-performance of these two players is why we've not done the business lately. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftershock 0 Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Davis has been terrible this season, but he's not alone. Too many times he loses possession and makes no effort to track back or help out defence. I was getting really frustrated on Sunday when we lost the ball and you looked at our midfield who were sitting so far off Celtic it was unreal. Neither Edu, Davis or Bartley bust a gut to close them down and thats criminal. We play so much better when we press the opposition. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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